The New 52: Futures End #25

A bearded Superman in civilian clothes throws a desperate punch against a menacing red-and-gold robot as a massive, glowing-eyed creature looms on the right — while a crimson-tinged sky behind them swarms with countless versions of Superman locked in battle across what appears to be a fractured Earth. Ryan Sook's cover for this December 2014 installment of The New 52: Futures End captures the series' high-stakes, timeline-spanning tension with striking intensity. With Azzarello, Giffen, Jurgens, and Lemire collaborating on the writing alongside artists Zircher, Merino, and Green, issue #25 arrives with serious creative firepower behind it.